The rehearsals for This Is It will remain the last moments of the King of Pop performing on stage. I have rarely raised the subject, but my conversations with Morris Pleasure, a keyboardist and member of the band on that tour project, gave me the desire to approach it on my website. It was […]
As a fan of Sylvester Stallone and his « Rocky » saga, I can’t help but just love the track « No Easy Way Out » that could be heard in the fourth movie of the saga. Featured in an unforgettable soundtrack, that song remains a timeless hit as well as a topic that doesn’t […]
The movie The Wiz shall remain one of the highest peaks of Michael Jackson’s cinema career. Still, it was musically speaking that this piece of art played a major part in Michael’s whole career.Indeed, he and Quincy Jones (who was co-producing the soundtrack) met during the shooting of the film and that changed the history […]
While putting the final touches to my project « Let’s Make HIStory » I really wanted to find a quality picture from that era that would become the cover of the book and help giving it credibility. I did numerous research before eventually Steven Paul Whitsitt’s works caught my attention. Then, after choosing one of his photographs […]
For any Toto fan, Michael Sherwood’s name is far from unknown. As a matter of fact, he has been one of Steve Porcaro’s most faithful joint collaborators for the last 30 years. That’s why I wanted to discuss his musical career with him and try to decipher that beautiful complicity. It was the perfect opportunity […]
I had the opportunity to get in touch with Kathleen Wakefield on Facebook. I wanted to learn more about her career and works, especially as a prolific lyricist at Motown. She also was among the few people who collaborated with the Jacksons through the 1980s. In the end, this interview was far from being a […]
The republication of some of the Jacksons albums is very rare, unfortunately, and one has to recognize the value of the 2008 releases of both the Destiny and the Triumph albums, especially as they contain some of John Luongo’s mixes. His alternative versions of Blame It On The Boogie, Shake Your Body and Walk Right […]
As a Toto fan, it would have been difficult for me not to notice Frenchman Jim Lopez’s experience as Steve Lukather’s guitar tech. Before the year 2010, I knew Jim through the internet, including the Totoweb forum, but I was far from imagining the beautiful adventure that awaited him. The main interested person talks about […]
Considering how long I have been detailing the « HIStory » album booklet, it seemed very natural indeed that the name of Jason Miles would raise my attention. Gathering information about this musician was a wonderful exploration and that’s why I wanted to get an interview with the renowned Jazz keyboardist. It was an opportunity to evoke […]
The City of New Orleans is situated in the state of Louisiana along the Mississippi River. It is a very touristic and pleasant city that music lovers recognize as the birthplace of Jazz. That former French colony is a stronghold of African-American culture, as it is also the birthplace of artists like Louis Armstrong and […]